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Remote / USA
Industry
Consulting
Job Start Date
6/15/2026
Job Description
Overview
The Senior Sanctions Analyst is a subject‑matter expert responsible for leading complex sanctions and trade compliance screening analysis and undertaking decision making on complex false positive and true match results. The role combines analytical depth with operational leadership, managing escalations, and assisting with continuous improvement across sanctions, KYC, and supplier‑due‑diligence processes. You will work with screening technologies and other risk‑intelligence platforms to identify, assess, and mitigate sanctions exposure across customers, suppliers, and third parties.
Key Responsibilities
- Review escalations from junior analysts, completing decision making on false positives and true matches on sanctions and restricted‑party screening on customers, suppliers, and third parties using screening tools.
- Notably review matches against:
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- U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations
- EU Dual-Use Regulations
- Wassenaar Arrangement requirements
- Document decision making rationale and maintain accurate screening logs, case notes, and audit trails.
- Perform enhanced due diligence reviews for higher risk third parties including sanctions control and ownership assessments.
- Conduct compliance checks including identity verification, beneficial ownership, and basic risk profiling.
- Act as a point of expertise for sanctions, restricted‑party screening, and export‑control considerations.
- Contribute to reporting and escalation committee forums on screening volumes, trends, data quality and risk findings.
- Assist with screening monitoring checks to ensure screening accuracy.
- Assist with regular programme enhancement reviews, data quality improvements and screening‑tool optimisation.
Skills & Experience
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience
- Linguistic:
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- English — mandatory
- Mandarin — desirable
- Knowledge of sanctions and trade compliance principles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience in interpreting screening results and applying structured reasoning to clearing false positives and escalating true matches
- Good written communication for documenting decisions
- Comfortable working with screening tools and data platforms
Desirable
- Experience with relevant technologies, for example Descartes Visual Compliance, SAP GTS, Dow Jones RiskCenter, LexisNexis Firco, e2open
- Exposure to KYC, due diligence, or compliance operations in industry
Offer
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- 10% discretionary annual bonus
- Support for charitable endeavours
